NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

GOES-P (GOES-15)

Launch Time
Thu Mar 04, 2010 23:57 UTC

Rocket

Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $164.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,895 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,440 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,390 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 62.5 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.0 m
Fairing Height: 11.75 m

Mission Details

GOES-P (GOES-15)

GOES 15, previously known as GOES-P, is an American weather satellite, which forms part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The spacecraft was constructed by Boeing, and is the last of three GOES satellites to be based on the BSS-601 bus. It was launched in 2010, while the other BSS-601 GOES satellites -- GOES 13 and GOES 14 -- were launched in May 2006 and June 2009 respectively. It was the sixteenth GOES satellite to be launched.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,238.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2010

8th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

39th mission
2nd mission of 2010
38th successful mission
34th consecutive successful mission

Delta IV Medium

9th mission
1st mission of 2010
9th successful mission